Distance Learning – suggested 36 months part-time study (Nominal hours 2,400)
Naturopathy is a medicinal system relating to the true biological nature of a species, combining both the theory of philosophy and its principles in practice to support healing and maintain health. The word ‘Natur’ pertains to the ‘natural’ state. ‘Pathy’ indicates the disease of a specific organ. Therefore, the Naturopathic ‘wholistic’ and complementary nature of natural medicine is designed to work within the biological nature of the ‘whole’ body, from the inside-out and the outside-in. Optimum balance within each of the body’s systems to function correctly promotes an improved environment to continually aim for a consistent homeostasis health aspect of the whole body prospective.
The empowering study into Naturopathy specifically for horses can easily integrate with veterinary care. The equine industry has grown so much and continues to expand. More and more horse owners are looking for advice on species specific issues to complement veterinary care. This Professional Certification course provides you with the foundation knowledge of both the modern biological science as well as the traditional merits of medicine using the ‘wholistic paradigm’ to restore health and wellbeing according to the requirements of each equine individual.
The core principles of this Naturopathic Medicine course follows the foundational subjects of Anatomy, Nutrition, Herbal Medicine, Herbal Manufacturing, Body Physiology and the final subject of Naturopathic Principles, that brings all learning together.
Students explore a wide range of bioscience units in-depth through species-specific studies in contraindications, origins & domestication, anatomy and physiology, clinical nutrition, analysis of commercial food products, essential nutrients, mineral/vitamin deficiencies, herbal medicine, constituents of therapeutics, visual and tactile assessments, biomechanics, conformation, physiotherapeutic exercises, biomechanics, saddle considerations, compensational patterns, back health, behaviour assessments; as well as business practices, ethics, safety, and efficacy.
Equine Naturopaths can provide a vital role in educating horse owners about their monogastric herbivore and the unfortunate health issues they are increasingly subjected to. The graduates education in Equine Naturopathy will help horse owners feel supported to make changes that support vitality and health of their horses.
It must be pointed out that at times it will be essential that a veterinarian diagnosis is undertaken, this may include blood tests, x-ray, CT scans, MRI, the results obtained from these tests will help to clarify the best way to determine aspects of certain conditions, illness and disease and how best to complement the allopathic treatments prescribed.
At the end of this course the student will understand the Naturopathic principles for equine health and healing to observe, engage and enable treatment for a variety of dysfunctional aspects improving the overall health, wellbeing, performance and longevity of our multi-disciplined equine athletes.
The course is completely structured in delivery each week for the full three years (36 months), with course modules and assessment tasks being released at the same time each week. As the course is completely structured in delivery each week, students are unable to finish the course sooner, however, the final assignments of the course in year three (3) can be finished sooner, allowing the student to potentially finish within 30 months. The course has an open-end expiry, so students can take as long as they need to finish the course in its entirety.
Next enrolment is on the 5th of October 2026.
Course is delivered via distance education through the ANME online learning portal.
Prerequisites not required for enrollment into this course.
Student require a Computer/Laptop/or Smart Phone with internet access A headset (If your computer is without an internal speaker).
Students must have basic computer skills.
Students must have basic English language skills. As we do have subtitle options on webinars, unfortunately the online test assessments are conducted in English.
Quizzes and examinations on the online learning portal, written assignments can be submitted by email or post, and via our online learning portal.
The course is broken up into four (4) subject components:
1) Equine Biological Nutrition and Pasture Management ~ structured delivery over twelve (12) months.
2) Equine Herbal Medicine - includes Herbal Medicine Manufacturing and Dispensing ~ structured delivery over twelve (12) months.
3) Equine Remedial Myotherapy and Myofacilitation – includes Equine Anatomy and Physiology.
a) Theory Component:
This first stage of the Myotherapy course is structured in delivery over the first six (6) months, with course content released to students on a weekly basis, at the same time each week for the full duration of the six (6) months. Students must complete all assessments of the theory component before they can proceed to the second half of the course.
b) Practical Component:
The second stage of the Myotherapy course covers all the practical applications of Equine Myotherapy/Myofacilitation. This stage usually takes eight (8) weeks to complete and includes one-on-one practical application of massage guidance via live zoom meetings. Once all written and video assignments have been submitted, students have an opportunity to attend a (non-compulsory) 2 day intensive ‘in-person’ practical workshop to further consolidate and enhance their skills with the course lecturer.
4) Equine Naturopathic Medicine Principles ~ structured delivery over six (6) months.
Note: attendance to the Myotherapy workshop is not necessarily compulsory as we can be lenient to an individual’s circumstances and learning outcomes where required, by utilising the live zoom teaching approach.
Please Note: The Myotherapy workshop attendance will only be presented in Victoria (Australia), and all costings to attend will be at the student’s own cost. Attendance to a workshop is only granted upon application to attend, so that we can cater to your needs and applicable venue dates.
Graduates are eligible to join the International Institute of Complimentary Therapies or the Small Animal and Equine Naturopathic Association as a full member. Association accreditation and insurance to work as a professional in the industry as a qualified and industry recognised Equine Medical Naturopath.
Payment Plan Outline
The Payment Plan option allows students to divide the course payments into a monthly payment for the duration of their studies.
Please note: the monetary discount for this course is only available to students wishing to study the whole Equine Naturopathic Medicine course.
The breakdown is as follows:
Course Component 1 and 2: $8,500.00
Course Component 3 (Theory): $1,000.00
Course Component 3 (Practical) and 4: $1,400.00
Course Total: $10,900.00
All course prices in Australian Dollars (AUD$)
Upon enrolment, students start with Components 1 and 2 of the course structure.
The monthly payment plan for Components 1 and 2 divides the course fee of $8,500.00 into twenty-five (25) equal payments of $340.00 (AUD$).
The first payment of $340.00 (AUD$) is payable upon enrollment into the course, giving the student access to their studies straight away.
Students can either pay in full or choose to commence a payment plan for the payment of their Components 1 and 2 course fees.
Course Price Components 1 & 2
Equine Naturopathic Medicine
Components 1 and 2
Webinar: Welcome - Presenter: Leslie Williamson
Welcome
Student Handbook
Study Guide
How to Reference Your Work
Blank Assessment Cover Sheet: To be submitted with any written assignments.
Student Declaration Form: to be submitted to the College
Student Profile
Webinar: General Information on Horses Presenter: Leslie Williamson
EBook: Anatomy of the Horse 6th Edition
Lesson: Directional Terms Presenter: Dr. Sandi Rogers
A - Z Latin Terminology Dictionary
Presentation: Ancient Equine Breed Origins Presenter: Leslie Williamson
Presentation: Equine Breed Categories Presenter: Leslie Williamson
Module 1: Species Specific Nutrition
EBook: 'Feeding Horses in Australia'
Presentation: Equine Ancestry Nutrition Presenter: Leslie Williamson
Module 1 Quiz
The Importance of the Mouth & Hindgut Fermentation
Module 1 Quiz: Part 2
Blank Assessment Cover Sheet
Module 2: Daily Nutritional Requirements
Lesson: Foraging and Movement Presenter: Leslie Williamson
Module 2 Quiz Part 1
Essential Nutrients- Vitamins
Essential Nutrients- Minerals
Module 2 Quiz Part 2
Module 3: Evolution of Domesticated Feeding
Audio: Evolution of Equine Feeding Practises Presenter: Ashlie Williamson
Module 3 Quiz
Module 4: Anti-Nutritional Factors of Common Horse Feeds
Presentation: Modern Equine Diets Presenter: Leslie Williamson
Blank Assessment Cover Sheet
Module 4 Quiz
Module 5: Common Horse Feeds (Roughages and Concentrates)
EBook: 'Equine Nutrition and Feeding'
EPublication: Pastures for Horses
Module 5 Quiz
Module 6: Equine Energy Requirements
Presentation: Equine Energy - Presenter: Leslie Williamson
Module 6 Quiz
Equine Body Condition Scores
Blank Assessment Cover Sheet
Module 7 Quiz
Audio: Introduction to Pasture Presenter: Leslie Williamson
Module 8: Paddock Soils
Blank Assessment Cover Sheet
Module 8 Quiz: Part 1
EBook: 'Soil Guide' by Geoff Moore
Module 8 Quiz: Part 2
Module 9: Feeding the Land
Module 9 Quiz
EPub- DPI Research Article: Soil Acidity and Liming- by Brett Upjohn, Greg Fenton and Mark Conyers
Module 10: Seeds to Sward
EPub: "Equine Nutrition and Pastures for Horses Workshop" by the RIRDC
Blank Assessment Cover Sheet
Module 10 Quiz: Part 1
EPub: The ‘Grazier’s Guide to Pastures’ by for the DPI NSW.
Module 10 Quiz: Part 2
Module 11: Equine Pastures: Grass Types
EPub- DPI: Pastures for Horses by Hugh Allan, Rod Hoare and Carol Rose.
Module 11 Quiz
EPub: Native Grasses- A regional guide by Ann Prescott for Natural Resources Adelaide.
EPub: Common Grasses of Tasmania by Peter Lane, Dennis Morris, Kerry Bridle and Alieta Eyles.
EPub- DPI: ‘Pasture Identification- A field guide for the Pilbara’, by Mary-Anne Clunies-Ross and Andrew Mitchell, Western Australian Government.
EPub: "Common Native Grasses" by New South Wales Government
Module 12: Equine Pastures: Legume Types
Blank Assessment Cover Sheet
Module 12 Quiz
EPub: "Forage Identification Guide" by Kentucky Forage and Grassland Council, University of Kentucky
Module 13: Pasture Toxicity and Weeds
Blank Assessment Cover Sheet
EBook: 'Poisonous Plants for Horses'- RIRDC
Module 13 Quiz
EPub: "Weed Identification Guide" by New South Wales Government
Module 14: Equine Grazing Behaviour
Presentation: Feeding Horses in Drought Presenter: Leslie Williamson
EPublication: "Drought Feeding and Horse Management" by David Nash
Module 14 Quiz
EPub: "Pasture Paramedic" by Livestock Australia
Module 15: Paddock Management
Module 15 Quiz
Module 16: Parasitic Management
Blank Assessment Cover Sheet
EPub: DPI EPublication: Worm Control in Horses- NSW Primary Industries Sarah Robinson
Module 16 Quiz
Module 17: Graminoid Digestive Physiology
Audio: Equine Microbiome Presenter: Leslie Williamson
EBook: Equine Applied and Clinical Nutrition
Module 17 Quiz
Module 18: Supplementation
Audio: Equine Supplementation Presenter: Leslie Williamson
Blank Assessment Cover Sheet
Module 18 Quiz
Module 19: Equine Feed Toxicology
EPub: Professor Don Huber on "GMOs, Glyphosate & Tomorrow" by ACRES
Module 19 Quiz
Module 20: Feeding for Breeding
Presentation: Lactating Broodmares Presenter: Leslie Williamson
Blank Assessment Cover Sheet
Module 20 Quiz
Module 21: Feeding Foals and Young Horses
Presentation: Feeding Weanlings Presenter: Leslie Williamson
Module 21 Quiz
Module 22: Senior Horses
Presentation: Feeding Elderly Horses Presenter: Leslie Williamson
Module 22 Quiz
Module 23: Overweight and Obese Horses
Presentation: Feeding Obese Horses Presenter: Leslie Williamson
Module 23 Quiz
Module 24: Underweight and Malnourished Horses
Module 24 Quiz
Module 25: Feeding for Performance and Racing Horses
Module 25 Quiz: Part 1
Elite Endurance Athlete's
Blank Assessment Cover Sheet
Module 25 Quiz: Part 2
Module 26: Genetics and Nutrition
Module 26 Quiz
Module 27: Hereditary Conditions
Fact Sheet of FFS1 and EFIH
Module 27 Quiz
Equine Allergies
Equine Dermatology
Module 28 Quiz
Module 29: Equine Nutritional Diseases
Presentation: Equine Gastric Ulcers Presenter: Leslie Williamson
EPublication: Gastric Ulceration in Horses by RIRDC
Audio: Equine Laminitis Presenter: Leslie Williamson
EPublication: Managing Laminitis by RIRDC
EPublication: Insulin Induced Laminitis by RIRDC
Module 29 Quiz
Module 30: Diet and Behaviour
Presentation: Equine Oral Behaviours Presenter: Leslie Williamson
Module 30 Quiz
Module 31: Equine Musculo-skeletal Conditions
EPublication: Equine Developmental Orthopaedic Disease by RIRDC
Module 31 Quiz
Module 32: Equine Illness
Module 32 Quiz
Module 33: Equine Cancer
Module 33 Quiz
Module 34: Treatment Plans
Blank Assessment Cover Sheet
Chart: Equine FEI Prohibited Substances
Module 35: Dietetic Reports ~ Case Studies
Blank Assessment Cover Sheet
Case Studies: Logbooks Instructions
Owners Permission Form
Template: Dietetic Case Report
Template: Pasture/Paddock Evaluation
Module 1: Introduction: Herbs, Holism and Science
Webinar: Herbs, Holism and Science - Presenter: Dr. Sandi Rogers
EBook: Holistic Herbal 4th Edition by David Hoffman
Lesson: 'What is a herb?' Presenter: Ashlie Williamson
Module 1 Quiz
Webinar Audio: Stance on Herbal Medicine - Presenter: Dr. Sandi Rogers
Module 2: Herbal Philosophy
Webinar: "Philosophy, why bother?" - Presenter: Dr. Sandi Rogers
Blank Assessment Cover Sheet
Webinar: "Why Herbs Cure?" - Presenter: Dr. Sandi Rogers
Module 2 Test
Module 3: History: Herbal Origins
Lesson: Potted History Presenter: Dr. Sandi Rogers
EBook: "Veterinary Herbal Medicine" by Wynn and Fougere
Blank Assessment Cover Sheet
Lesson: Early Origins of Herbal History Presenter: Ashlie Williamson
Lesson: Herbalism at the turn of the 1st Century CE Presenter: Ashlie Williamson
Lesson: '10th Century CE Herbal trade and knowledge' Presenter: Ashlie Williamson
Module 3 Quiz
Module 4: History: Modern Herbal - 'The New Age'
Lesson: 'Herbals and Chemistry' Presenter: Ashlie Williamson
Lesson: 'Physio-medical Era' Presenter: Ashlie Williamson
Module 4 Quiz
Lesson: 'Modern Era of Herbalism' Presenter: Ashlie Williamson
Webinar: Potted history - Books Presenter: Dr. Sandi Rogers
Module 5: Herbalism of the World: An insight into different herbal cultures
Webinar: "Folk Medicine" - Presenter: Dr. Sandi Rogers
Module 5 Quiz
Lesson: 'Signatures of Plants' Presenter: Ashlie Williamson
Module 6: Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy
Webinar: Health Modules - Reductionist vs Wholistic Presenter: Dr. Sandi Rogers
Module 6 Quiz
Module 7: Herbal Terminology
Audio Lesson: Herbal Glossary of Terms Presenter: Dr. Sandi Rogers
Module 7 Test
Module 8: Plant Nomenclature
Blank Assessment Cover Sheet
Module 8 Quiz
Lesson: Herbal Scepticism Presenter: Dr. Sandi Rogers
Module 9: Herbs and Science
Webinar: Chemistry is not scary! Presenter: Dr. Sandi Rogers
Module 9 Quiz
Module 10: Phyto-chemistry Principles
EBook: 'Constituents of Medicinal Plants' by Andrew Pengelly
Lesson: Introduction to Plant Chemistry Presenter: Dr. Sandi Rogers
Module 10 Quiz
Module 11: Herbal Constituent: Carbohydrates
Lesson: Carbohydrates' Presenter: Dr. Sandi Rogers
Module 11 Quiz
Module 12: Herbal Constituent: Lipids
Module 12 Quiz
Module 13: Herbal Constituents: Terpenes
Module 13 Quiz
Module 14: Herbal Constituents: Polyphenols
Lesson: System Tonics Presenter: Dr. Sandi Rogers
Module 14 Quiz
Module 15: Herbal Constituent: Alkaloids
Lesson: Alcohols to Alkaloids Presenter: Dr. Sandi Rogers
Module 15 Quiz
Module 16: Therapeutic Actions of Herbs
Webinar: Plants as Medicinal Actions - Presenter: Dr. Sandi Rogers
Excerpt: Priest and Priest’s 'Herbal Medication'
Module 16 Test
EPublication: Herbal Action Categories by Christopher Hobbs
Module 17: Nutritional Herbalism
Webinar: Discussion on Juliette de Bairacli Levy - Presenter: Dr. Sandi Rogers
Module 17 Quiz
Webinar: Foods as Medicine - Presenter: Dr. Sandi Rogers
Module 18: Herbal Energetics
Webinar: Herbal Energetics - Presenter: Dr. Sandi Rogers
Module 18 Quiz
Lesson: 'How to distinguish Energetics?' Presenter: Ashlie Williamson
